New Adventures of Gilligan, The

In Their Own Image

Votes

Mr. Howell remarks paternally of Gilligan, "I could love Gilligan as my own, if only he were more of a man." Mary Anne, unimpressed by Howell's pomposity, quotes his words to Ginger. The Skipper, overhearing the tail-end of their conversation, thinks that Mary Anne is romantically interested in his little buddy and tries desperately to help Gilligan be "more of a man."

When the mistake is explained, Mary Anne laughs kindly. "I'm very fond of you, Gilligan, but not in that way."

What a shame - in the first season of the live-action series, I think she was!